Packet reception probability of VANETs in urban intersecton scenario

In this paper, we focus on the intersection scenario, and present a general framework to analytically derive the packet reception probability of a specific link in vehicular ad hoc networks (VANETs). By using the stochastic geometry, we provide an overview of the properties for both the signal propagation and MAC protocol specified for the intersection scenario. The results indicate that the proposed analytical framework is sufficiently general and flexible to deal with a variety of scenarios, and can thus serve as a useful tool for communication system engineers, complementing simulations and experiments.